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Hometown:: Westchester County, NY

About Me:: After many years writing feature articles for national publications such as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, and Esquire, as well as several nonfiction books, I plunged into writing my first novel. The idea for THE PURPLES came out of a long-ago family connection to the infamous Purple Gang, a wild group of Jewish rumrunners who ruled Detroit during Prohibition. (My connection is to the man who took them down.) With some facts and a lot of imagination I chronicle the gang's swift rise and fall through the voice of their smart, cynical, and slightly self-delusional leader, Joe Bernstein. I hope the book is as fun to read as it was to write. See a book trailer (I know it doesn't sell books but was fun to make) and find much more info about the writing and characters of the book at http://ThePurplesBook.com

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Website:: http://ThePurplesBook.com

Books And Authors I Like:: T. Jefferson Parker, Lee Child, Harlan Coben, Peter Carey (True History of the Kelly Gang), Michael Connelly, E. L. Doctorow (Billy Bathgate), Jim Harrison, Malcolm Gladwell, Tom Stoppard (plays)

Movies And TV Shows I Like:: Films: Blood Simple, Miller's Crossing, No Country for Old Men by Coen Brothers; Cool Hand Luke, The Verdict, Mean Streets, Raging Bull, Scarface, There Will Be Blood, Boogie Nights, The Secret in Their Eyes, Tell No One, The Hurt Locker, Avatar
TV: The Singing Detective, Breaking Bad, Damages, Friday Night Lights, In Treatment, Dexter, Lost, The Good Wife

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LLBookReview.com just posted a terrific review of THE PURPLES. The reviewer gave it a really close read and "got" all the narrative and thematic twists I worked so hard to embed smoothly into the flow. The reviewer even gives a shout-out to the book's website. Check out this fun-to-read review: http://bit.ly/bTRkF1

Posted on November 3, 2010 at 6:46am

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At 2:44pm on September 14, 2010, Copper Smith said…: Remember Goofus and Gallant?
Read all about Goofus's drift to the dark side in 'Always the bad example.'

At 12:39pm on June 22, 2010, Kate the Book Buff said…: I'd love to review your book, but I am booked solid through September, I'd love to keep you in mind for later on, though :)

At 12:35pm on June 21, 2010, Kate the Book Buff said…: Hi! Welcome to CrimeSpace! I just wanted to introduce myself, and my blog, The Book Buff: Book Reviews for Regular People. Check it out at http://www.thebookbuff.blogspot.com

The network can be a bit overwhelming at first, so if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask :)

Kate